Display device.



J. STRANDERS.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED OCT. 31, 1912.

Patented Oct. 7,1913.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIEN STRANDEBS, OF NEW" TOR-K, N. 11, ASSIGNOR TO THE SEIIER KAPPESLITHOGRAPHING 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CGRPORATTON OF NEW YORK.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

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Application filed October 31, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JULIEN STRANonRs, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing in New York, in theborough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improved display-device which is intendedfor advertising various articles of merchandise, such as tobacco,cigars, candies and the like, in a very effective manner when placed inthe show-windows of stores, on the counters and other exposed points,but which can be readily folded up into fiat shape for convenience ofshipping and readily put up for use at the points required; and for thispurpose the invention consists of a display-device which will be furtherdescribed hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved display-device, Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section online 2, 2, Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a front-elevation. of the display-device,shown folded up for shipment. Figs. t and 5 are respectively horizontalsections on lines 4., l, Fig. 1, and 5, 5, Fig. 8, and Fig. 6 is avertical transverse section on line 6,, 6, Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout thedil ferent When the display-device is in position for 1 use, the stay isplaced at right angles to. the 1 main-piece, the upper tongue-shaped endof the holding piece cl inserted into/the slit a figures of the drawinReferring to the drawing, a represents the main-piece of my improveddisplay-device, which is made preferably rectangular at its lower partand provided with an extension a at its upper part, said extension beingmade in the shape of a human head. The main-piece a, a is preferablymade of pasteboard or other suitable material and printed in colors soas to simulate the head of a smoker, candy-eater or other person,according to the merchandise that is to be advert-ised by thedisplay-device. The mainpiece a is supported in upright position by astay Z) of approximately triangular shape, which is placed at rightangles to the mainpiece a, and which is connected thereto by means of avertical slit 6 that extends from the upper portion of the stay to somedistance in downward direction in the same and interlocks with avertical slit a which extends in the main-piece from the lowerSpecification of; Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 3, 1913.

Serial No. 728,833.

part to some distance in upward direction. The front-portion b of thestay Z) is made with an inclined edge, as shown in Fig, 2, and supportsa piece (Z of pasteboard, which is made in the shape of an arm and handholding pipe when the displaydevice advertises tobacco, cigarsv andother like articles, the inclined piece (Z being connected by a paper ormuslin hinge with the frontportion 6 of the stay Z) and provided at itsupper end with} a tapering extension or tongue 6Z1. The tapering tongue(Z is inserted into a slot (4* in the main-piece and into a recess 6provided for the end of the tongue (Z in the upper portion of the stay6, the inclined piece (Z giving thereby the impression of a pipe, cigaror other article held in the hand of the person represented and havingits end inserted into the mouth of the same. On the upper portion a ofthe main-piece a. is arranged in an inclined position a disk or othershaped toppiece 0, which rests on shoulders 64 of the upper portion aand which is provided with a transverse slit 6 for being placed over theupper portion a and in its rear-part with a short longitudinal slit 6that is located at right angles to the transverse slit e and l by whichthe top-piece e, which is intended to represent the brim of a hat, isadapted to be placed in locking connection with a lug b at the upperinclined rear-portion of the stay 6, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2.

in the main-piece, and recess in the stay, and the inclined top-pieceplaced into locking connection with the lug of the rear-portion of thestay, whereby the display-device imparts a very effective and strikingimpres- S1011.

The available space on the main piece is utilized for representations ofthe article to be advertised, the name or brand of the article, andsimilar advertising matter.

When the display-device is to be packed for shipment, the stay is turnedover so thatits front and rear portions are placed flat against themain-piece, which brings the inclined holding piece with its tongue flatover the stay, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, while the top-piece isunlocked from the lug of the rear-portion of the stay and folded partlyover the stay and partly over the upper front-portion of the main-piece,taking up thereby very little spacefor packing and shipment.

The verv impressive and strikin a nearx i: .L ance of thedisplz'iy-devlce adapts the'sarne interlocking position with each other.

I claim: 1. A display-dev ce, comprising a malnpiece, a stay havlng aninclined front-portion, said main-piece and stay being connected bymeans of interlocking slits respectively in their upper and lower parts,a holding piece hinged to the inclined front portion of the stay, atop-piece applied to the upper part of the main-piece, and means forinterlocking the holding piece and the top-piece with the main-piece andstay.

2-. A display-device, comprising a mainpiece, a stay composed of aninclined frontportion and a higher rear-portion, said mainpiece and staybeing provided with interlocking slits for being placed at rightanglesto each other or in folded position adjacent to each other, a holdingpiece hinged to the inclined front-portion of the stay and provided witha tongue extending through a slit in the upper front-portion of themainpiece and into a recess in the stay, and a toppiece having atransverse slit for being placed over the upper portion of themainpiece, and means for interlocking said toppiece with the upperrear-portion of the stay.

3. A display-device, comprising a mainpiece, a stay interlocking byslits with the main-piece, said stay being formed of a rearportionhaving a recess and a lug at its upper end, and a front-portion havingan inclined edge, a holding piece hinged to the inclined edge of thefront-portion of the stay and provided with a tongue extending through aslit of the main-piece into the recess of the rear-portion of the stay,and a top-piece provided with a transverse slit fitting over the upperend of the main-piece and a longitudinal slit interlocking with the lugof the rear-portion of the stay. I

4:. A display-device, comprising a maincop'ies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

piece having an upper portion of reduced width provided with shoulders,a stay for supporting said main-piece, a top-piece restmg on said upperportion and provlded with a transverse slit, and means for locking.

the top-piece to the upper end of the stay.

5. A display-device, comprising a mainpiece havingan upper portion ofreduced width provided with shoulders, a stay for supporting saidmain-piece and provided with a locking lug at the upper end, a toppieceresting on said shoulders and provided with a transverse slit and arear-slit at right angles to the-transverse slit and adapted tointerlock with the lug on the stay.

6. In a display device, the combination of a main-piece, a stay forsupporting the same adapted to be placed in supporting position to themain-piece, and a top-piece engaged by the upper portion of themain-piece and extending forwardly of the main-piece, and

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7. In a display device, the combination of a main-piece, provided with aslit, a stay provided with a slit hingeably connected with themain-piece by the unslitted portions engaging the slitted portions,saidstay extending to the front and to the rear of the main-piece, andan auxiliary piece in front of the main-piece held in extended positionby the stay, When substantially at right angles to the main-piece.

8. In adisplay device, the combination of a main-piece, an auxiliarypiece in front of the same, and a stay between the same and themain-piece, extending also rearwardly of.

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with a locking device engaged by the stay when the stay is placed insupporting-p0-

